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Senate panel backs physician assistant compact; Medicaid official warns on linked federal funds
Summary
The Senate committee recommended passage of House Bill 10, the Physician Assistant Interstate Compact, after adopting sponsor amendments and discussing malpractice jurisdiction, oversight and compact acceptance. The Medicaid director warned that $211 million in federal rural health transformation funds could be at risk if the state does not pass required compacts.
The Senate committee on Friday recommended approval of House Judiciary substitute for House Bill 10, which would authorize New Mexico to join the Physician Assistant Interstate Compact, after sponsors described negotiated changes and committee members questioned oversight and malpractice implications.
"We stand in support of House Bill 10," Lauren Leland of Think New Mexico said in committee testimony. The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce likewise urged passage. Alana Dances, Medicaid director for the Health…
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